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Vinita Vader
I am currently a PhD student at University of Oregon. I am interested in using machine learning techniques to build psychological mappings of people across societies and design a quantifiable model of culture. My dissertation is focused on exploring optimization algorithms in finding culturally meaningful groups in a population. This work contributes towards an academic understanding of culture, theoretical grounding for social media studies and human policy research. Here is a preliminary groundwork for the study.
Education
PhD. Candidate, Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
current - 2019
- Areas of work: Personality, Values, Machine Learning
- Thesis: Optimization models for building culture relevant grups based on personality and values data
- University Graduate Fellow
Educational Data Science Specialization
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
2022 - 2020
- Quantifying Cultural groups-bookdown
- World Values Survey data - Flex dashboard
- Tutorial on Functional Programming - Distill website
M.S., Personality Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
2021 - 2019
- Thesis: High Dimensionality Structure of English Language Type-nouns
- Awards: Norman Sundberg Fellowship (2020, 2021)
Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Skills in Counselling,
Don Bosco
Mumbai, India
2017 - 2016
M.A., Applied Psychology
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India
2016 - 2014
- Thesis: Working Memory Capacity in Caregivers of Alcoholics
- Awards: Academic Excellence Award
B.A., Psychology
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India
2014 - 2011
- Thesis: Study of interpersonal attraction in adolescents
Research Experience
My research has largely focused on cross-cultural aspects of personality. I intend to work on higher dimensionality structures of personality.
Personality Structure in Marathi and English for Maharashtrians: A Psycholexical Investigation
Society for Cross Cultural Research Conference (SCCR) 2020
Seattle, WA
Current - 2020
- Paper presentation
- Belhekar and Vader
MUFFI 2 – A culture sensitive measure of personality based on the Indian context
Society for Cross Cultural Research Conference (SCCR) 2021
Seattle, WA
Current - 2020
- Poster presentation
- Vader and Belhekar
Acculturation and Personality among Indian students using the NEO-PI-3
American Psychological Association
Chicago, IL
Current - 2020
- Poster presentation
- Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott
What Lies at the Center of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale? Network Analysis and Latent Structure of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Indian Data
Bombay Psychologist
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Current - 2019
- Publication
- Belhekar, Vader, Korgaonkar, and Dattakavi
- link
Note in Marathi encyclopedia on Psychology
Marathi Vishwakosh (Marathi Encyclopedia)
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Current - 2019
- Publication
- Vader
- संवेदनिक स्मृति (Sensory Memory) and प्रतिमा (दृश्य) संवेदनिक स्मृति (Iconic Sensory Memory)
The Five-Factor Model and Cultural dimensions in the Indian Context
American Psychological Association
USA
Current - 2019
- Poster presentation
- Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott
Factors affecting Academic Achievement in students : An empirical study - understanding the interaction between creativity, intelligence and academic achievement
Journal of Education and Planning. 2018; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32264.88328
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Current - 2018
- Publication
- Vader, Purohit, and Pandit
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Using Factor analysis and Network analysis to delineate Personality Structure among Indian College Students
American Psychological Association
USA
Current - 2018
- Poster presentation
- Heffern, Vader, Belhekar, Mellott
- link
Ongoing projects
The research is largely focused on how personality structures vary across languages and identify a method for obtaining such high dimensional factor structures.
High Dimensionality structure of English Language Type-nouns
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- Finding the most robust model for type-noun structure in English language
- Vader and Saucier
Lexical study of Personality and Values of Hindi Language speakers link
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- Developing a comprehensive dictionary of personality and value relevant words in Hindi and developing a measure for Hindi speakers
- Vader and Saucier
High Dimensionality structure of Persian Language Adjectives link
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- Finding the most robust model for adjective structure in Persian language
- Saucier, Razavi and Vader
High Dimensionality structure of Malay Language Adjectives link
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- Carried out analysis for congruence coefficients for factor structures across Gender and Race sub-samples
- Thalamayer et. al.
Teaching Experience
Teaching has helped me develop empathy, discipline and critical thinking skills. Teaching has been immensely helpful to my growth as a researcher
Teaching fellow
Eugene, OR
University of Oregon
current - 2019
- Instructor: Research Methods, Personality; Statistics(Graduate & Undegraduate - Lab sections)
- R Bootcamp assistant link
- TA: Personality, Cultural Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology
Visiting Lecturer
Mumbai, India
University of Mumbai
2019 - 2018
- Selected Graduate courses: Statistics
- Graduate courses: Statistics, Psychometrics
Lecturer
Mumbai, India
Mithibai College of Arts, University of Mumbai
2018 - 2017
- Selected Graduate courses: Statistics, Dissertation Guide
- Selected Undergraduate courses: Social Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Experimental Psychology
Clinical experience
My experience as a Clinical Psychologist helped me better undertsand the demographic variations in personality and psychological well-being. This has largely helped me to identify policy relevance of my research.
Counsellor
Smt.P.N. Doshi College, S.N.D.T‟s University, Mumbai
Mumbai, India
2017 - 2016
- Worked with financially underprivileged girls in a suburban college
Clinical psychologist intern
Sevadaan Special School
Mumbai, India
2015 - 2015
- Mental status examinations, Assessments - Kamat- Binet Test of Intelligence, VSMS, Seguin-Form Board, Children Apperception Test, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)
Clinical psychologist intern
Masina Hospital’s Drug Rehabilitation Center
Mumbai, India
2015 - 2016
- Mental status examinations, Assessments - Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Bender- Gestalt Test, Thematic Apperception Test, BDI, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)
Clinical psychologist intern
Thane Mental Hospital
Mumbai, India
2014 - 2015
- Mental status examinations, Assessments - MMPI, Diagnosis (DSM-5, ICD 10)
Leadership experience
Emerging Ediorial board member
Personality and Social Psychology Review Journal
Eugene, OR
2023 - 2022
- Will be one of the graduate student reviewers focusing on papers involving personality and cross-cultural studies.
House Captain
S.V.P.T’s High School
Thane, India
2008 - 2007